With higher payments and expanded private-plan authority, Medicare Advantage (MA) has caused the market to grow. One in three Medicare beneficiaries with Part D now gets this coverage through MA. Analysis of the sources of and reasons for enrollment growth suggest a troubling report card....

This new data spotlight reviews changes to Medicare Advantage plans and examines trends in plan participation, premiums, and certain benefits. Overall, enrollees can expect modest changes in 2011. On average, beneficiaries will be able to choose from among 24 plans.

The Center for Health Care Strategies is working with states to integrate the financing, delivery, and administration of primary, acute, behavioral health, and long-term care services and supports for adults with disabling chronic conditions who are dually eligible or covered solely by Medicaid....

The Medicare Modernization Act has succeeded in providing seniors with more choice in Medicare Advantage private insurance plans. This article analyzes available information on these options and what they mean for beneficiaries. The author notes that most of the growth in choice stems from a...

This Data Spotlight reviews trends in Medicare Advantage plan offerings, choices available to beneficiaries, and the premiums and selected characteristics of the available plans in 2012. Despite concerns about the potential effects of reductions in payments included in the 2010 health reform...